peter billingsley, who was the first to ask for that bb gun. >> you'll shoot your eye out, kid. >> it was one of the first real portrayals of a family that we had seen. for so many families, at the holidays, it's the simplest things that can drive you the most crazy. trying to get a tree, trying to navigate school, trying to get your son dressed just to go out in the cold. wanting of that one gift that means the world to you. the movies had a lot of significance, obviously, in my life. >> reporter: did you ever want a bb gun? >> i actually got one last year. >> reporter: did you get the actual -- >> yes. actual red ryder coarbon action bb gun. >> come back! come back! >> the bell rang. >> reporter: the facial expressions from ralphie in that movie say it all. >> yes, the smile, everything, yes. >> reporter: do you have it? the smile? >> i think so. >> reporter: let me see. >> see the show. >> reporter: see the show. outside, the lines to see that show, to see ralphie and his one christmas wish. the same one peter billingsley had all those years ago, as ralphie, in a family that struck